Njengoba kungenzeka uqagele, isiqandisi se-AC sisiza ngomsebenzi wokupholisa hhayi nje kuphela kwesimo somoya, kodwa nesiqandisi, isiqandisi, nanoma yisiphi esinye isisetshenziswa esisebenzisa ukupholisa.
Ukuze wazi kabanzi ngomsebenzi wesiqandisi se-AC, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi isiqandisi somoya sisebenza kanjani. I-air conditioner isebenza ngokusebenzisa isiqandisi, esingaphakathi kwamakhoyili ethusi ku-evaporator ne-condenser, ukuze sibambe ukushisa egumbini, futhi sikukhiphele endaweni engaphandle. Phakathi nale nqubo, isiqandisi sishintsha sisuka egesini elinomfutho ophansi sibe uketshezi olunomfutho ophezulu.
Lena incazelo elula kakhulu yomjikelezo wesiqandisi. Uketshezi olunomfutho ophezulu lube seluphephuka ngesiphephetha-moya ukuze kukhiphele ukushisa endaweni ezungezile. Ukuze kuqalwe umjikelezo olandelayo, lolu ketshezi luphinde lucindezele, bese luphuma ngokushesha emlonyeni okhethekile ukuze luguqule lube igesi futhi. Le gesi ebandayo ibe isiphephetha ngesinye isiphephetha-moya ukuze ifake umoya obandayo ekamelweni, futhi umjikelezo uyaqhubeka.
Ukuqondisa kwamandla kusebenzisa inhloko ye-hydraulic pressure. Lokhu kungafaka ukucindezela okukhulu kumapayipi futhi kuguge irabha. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi amapayipi okuqondisa amandla emoto yakho ahlolwe njalo umakhenikha futhi ashintshwe lapho kudingeka.